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Updated Oct 5, 2026

If you were abused as a child at a treatment center, psychiatric hospital or teen boarding program, you may have a claim. Each case is filed for one person, under state law.

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  1. U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Warehouses of Neglect: How Taxpayers Are Funding Systemic Abuse in Youth Residential Treatment Facilities (June 2024)Senate Finance Committee report (2024) · regulator
  2. U.S. Senate Committee on Finance press release: Wyden Investigation Exposes Systemic Taxpayer-Funded Child Abuse and Neglect in Youth Residential Treatment Facilities (June 12, 2024)Senate Finance Committee release (2024) · regulator
  3. U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-08-146T, Residential Treatment Programs: Concerns Regarding Abuse and Death in Certain Programs for Troubled Youth (Oct. 10, 2007)GAO-08-146T (2007) · regulator
  4. U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-22-104670, Child Welfare: HHS Should Facilitate Information Sharing Between States to Help Prevent and Address Maltreatment in Residential Facilities (Jan. 2022)GAO-22-104670 (2022) · regulator
  5. HHS Office of Inspector General, OEI-07-22-00530, Many States Lack Information To Monitor Maltreatment in Residential Facilities for Children in Foster Care (June 2024)HHS-OIG OEI-07-22-00530 (2024) · regulator
  6. Jane Doe 4 v. UHS of Hartgrove, Inc., No. 1:25-cv-14026 (N.D. Ill.), Memorandum Opinion and Order, Dkt. 29 (Feb. 17, 2026)N.D. Ill. order, Doe 4 v. UHS of Hartgrove (2026) · court
  7. Jane Doe 4 v. UHS of Hartgrove, Inc., No. 2025L014133 (Cir. Ct. Cook County, Ill.), case summary, petition to proceed under fictitious name and complaint, filed Nov. 12, 2025 (Ex. A to notice of removal, N.D. Ill. Dkt. 2-1)Cook County filing, Doe 4 v. UHS of Hartgrove (2025) · court
  8. Code of Virginia § 8.01-243 (limitation periods for personal injury, incl. subsection D)Va. Code § 8.01-243 · regulator
  9. Code of Virginia § 8.01-249 (when the cause of action accrues, subdivision 6)Va. Code § 8.01-249 · regulator
  10. Maryland Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5-117Md. Courts & Jud. Proc. § 5-117 · court
  11. RAINN: Contact UsRAINN: Contact
  12. RAINN: National Sexual Assault HotlineRAINN: Hotline
  13. Childhelp National Child Abuse HotlineChildhelp Hotline
  14. ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5: FeesABA Model Rule 1.5

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